Easton Churches Hope Crop Walk Raises $25,000

April 25, 1986|The Morning Call

The Easton Area Council of Churches hopes to raise $25,000 in its second annual CROP Walk for World Hunger on May 4.

The 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) walk, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Wilson Area High School football field, will go through Wilson Borough and downtown Easton, finishing back at the high school soccer field. Registration will begin at 1:15 p.m., followed by a short ceremony.

About 25 percent of the money collected will go to local agencies to fight hunger, while the remaining 75 percent will go for national and international relief of hunger.

Floyd Peters, public relations chairman for the event, said of the 25 percent slated for the local agencies, the Salvation Army will get 30 percent, Easton Area Neighborhood Centers Inc., 20 percent; Easton Drop-InCenter, 20 percent; Easton Ecumenical Food Bank at St. John's Lutheran Church, 15 percent and ProJeCt's Assist program, 15 percent.

Numerous local and state officials have agreed to take part in the event, Peters said. Those individuals include State Sen. Jeanette Reibman, State Rep. Robert Freeman, Easton Mayor Salvatore J. Panto Jr. and Wilson Mayor Edward Miller as well as officials from Palmer, Forks and Williams townships and the borough of West Easton. Olympic gold medalist Bobby Weaver will serve as walk marshal again this year.

About 30 area organizations are recruiting people for the walk, Peters said. Walk organizers hope to have 400 to 600 people participating.

Individual contributions can be made for the event. Checks should be made payable to CWS/CROP Walk for Hunger and mailed to Merchants Bank, N.A., 702 Hamilton Mall, Allentown, 18101, Attention: Gerald Kemmerer, treas.